Search the building code.

• N1101.10.3

  Fenestration Product Rating

  • Window, door and skylight U-factors come from NFRC 100 and SHGC and VT from NFRC 200, by an accredited lab and labelled; unlabelled products take the default tables.

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 11, Energy EfficiencyRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• E3609.3.1

  Intersystem Bonding Termination Device

  • An accessible, listed intersystem bonding termination for at least three conductors sits outside the service or meter enclosure, connected with 6 AWG copper or larger (NEC 250.94(A)).

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 36, ServicesRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• R401

  General

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 4, FoundationsRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• P3003.13.4

  Plastic Pipe or Tubing to Other Piping Material

  • Different plastics join with adapters, except one ASTM D3138 solvent joint between ABS and PVC at the drain-to-sewer transition; plastic to cast iron hub is caulked or compression.

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 30, Sanitary DrainageRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• R304

  Protection of Wood and Wood-Based Products Against Decay

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 3, Building PlanningRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• E3907

  Cabinets and Panelboards

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 39, Power and Lighting DistributionRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• R319.2.3

  Maximum Height From Floor

  Used in checks

  • The bottom of the escape opening is no more than 44 in above the floor.

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 3, Building PlanningRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• R905.2.8.5

  Drip Edge

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 9, Roof AssembliesRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

Searches all 4,276 IRC 2024 sections, 5,532 IBC 2024 sections and defined terms (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 so far) and each city's local rules as they are added. Section numbers and titles from the International Residential Code and International Building Code, 2024 editions, copyrighted by the International Code Council; the IRC's electrical chapters (34 to 43) follow NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code. Requirements are summarized in our words (IRC Chapters 3 to 43, IBC Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33); read the full text at the link on each result. Local values come from each city's published documents.